BURGLARS ACTIVE
CHRISTCHURCH PREMISES EN TERED.
Christchurch, Aug. 25.
Further burglaries were reported last night. The office of the National Mortgage and Agency Company, Addington was broxen into and £2 18s stolen.
At the office of the Metropolitan Service Station on the corner of Ma dras and* Tuam streets, thieves stole £ll, also the keys of the petrol pumps. Entrance was gained by brcalAug a tioor pane; and the man'.pulat'. n of the lock.
At the office of H. J. Otley, tiinher merchant 96 Tuam street, a panel in a door aud a window were smashed. No money was found, but office requisites were stolen. An attempt was made to force an entrance to the office of B. L. Hart and Co., 235 Durham street but the visitors evidently were disturbed. Some heavy instrument was used on the door, as the lock was so much damaged that it was necessary to break a window to open up the office to-day.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, Issue 216, 26 August 1927, Page 3
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